“I still don’t know what the right answer that was,” laughed Kingston Frontenacs centre Sam Bennett, who interviewed with 18 teams during the NHL combine.

“I had a few psychological written tests that took quite a while. They’re pretty crazy, questions totally out of left field.

“For the most part it’s just getting to know the players.

“They want so see how you react to certain questions and what you’re all about.”

With so much at stake in the draft game — millions of dollars and the on-ice future of the franchises — teams are no longer content to simply poke and prod a player physically, or count how many chin-ups he can do.